Ecotextile News e-newsletter 14.10.15

By Stacey Dove
14 October 2015

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Brands fall foul in China textile rankings

Next, Hugo Boss, Victoria’s Secret, Polo Ralph Lauren and Armani are among those bringing up the rear in an evaluation system which measure apparel brands’ performance in managing the environmental impacts of factories in their supply chains in China, while adidas, H&M, Levi and M&S top the list. John Mowbray reports from Shanghai.

Recycled cotton as a feedstock for viscose fibres?

Cotton could be recycled and used as feedstock in the production of man-made cellulosic fibres such as viscose and Tencel – that’s according to the findings of recent laboratory work where researchers successfully dissolved cotton sheets and spun them into new fibres using a unique, patented method.

Textile recycling project to build Poland plant

An EU-backed project which recycles technical textile waste – initially from airbags – into high-quality polyamide 6,6 grades has announced the development of an industrial-scale facility in Poland which will become operational in 2016.

ZDHC establishes board of directors

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group has welcomed Tesco clothing brand F&F as its latest member. The group made the announcement as it announced its inaugural board of directors, which includes representation from Primark, adidas, Puma, H&M and Nike.

Cambodia to raise minimum wage

Cambodia has said it will raise the minimum wage for workers in the textile industry by almost 10 per cent, to US $140 a month as from January 2016.

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Bolt Threads is looking for a hands-on scientist or engineer to play a key role on a multidisciplinary team leading process development, optimisation, and scale-up of its novel silk fibre spinning processes to manufacture novel silk protein fibres for the textiles and consumer apparel industry.

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Shares available in Volta Star Textiles

The Government of Ghana, acting through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist with the revitalisation of Volta Star Textiles Limited.

The move aims to enhance the status of Volta Star Textiles Ltd. as a leading textile processing company in West Africa, and to improve the economic prospects of Juapong and its surrounding communities.

Prospective bidders are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to acquire 70% of the shares of Volta Star Textiles Ltd.

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Textile technology takes a sustainable step: ITMA preview, With many technological solutions and data points in the journey of an item of clothing, surely traceability should be the norm already? says Pamela Ravasio, Gore to invest US$15m in DWR research, Closing the Loop insight, ‘Knit City’ hit by pollution claims, Brands co-operate on wage bargaining initiative, Wool plasma treatment avoids chlorine chemicals, Pain-free chemistry: what price?, Spider silk – next generation performance, How can apparel brands get the most out of the garment factory auditing process? Two minutes with… Dr Gerd Müller, Germany Development Minister, Cotton Horizons – a regular feature on cotton and sustainability from cotton expert Simon Ferrigno, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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